. >> also on the panel tonight, dan green, no relation for the northwest on a lovely view. tonight we hope there are questions those from northwestern college students, the readers and viewers will help you make an informed choice on november 6th. so let's start by meeting the candidates for the fourth district congressional seat. steve king is a five term congressman who is represented by iran's congressional district since 2002. christy vilsack is the former first lady of fallujah who served as president of the foundation which partnered with the national center for family literacy to promote media literacy with parents and their kids. now that you have had a chance to meet the candidates, it is time to hear from each candidate and we will get 90 seconds each for their opening statement. for the debate we flipped a coin to see who goes first and tonight that honor goes to christi vilsack. >> vilsack: thanks to northwestern for having us here and to my husband for coming. i thank god every day but i have him by my side. i'm running for congress for one reason and that is t